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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 6, 2003 Action Agenda Item No. ~'~ SUBJECT• Budget Amendment #11 DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT (S): Attachment 1. Budget as Amended Spreadsheet INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Dean, 245-2151 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2002-03. BACKGROUND: Department of Social Services The Department of Social Services has received notification from the State of additional funds totaling $159,130 for child-care subsidies to low-income families. To date this fiscal year, approximately 1,023 children and their families have benefited from this program. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional State funds and brings the budget for this program to $3,442,299 for fiscal year 2002-03. (See Attachment 1, column #1) Health Department 2. The Health Department has received notification from the North Carolina Division of Public Health of additional Aid to Counties grant funds totaling $25,000 for fiscal year 2002-03. This grant had previously .been cut by $8,740. The Division of Public Health has strongly recommended that these additional funds be used for bioterrorism preparedness and response related expenditures. As such, these funds will be used for training and to offset existing personnel expenses related to the bioterrorism preparedness and response efforts already underway in Orange County. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds. (See Attachment 1, column #2) FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached budget ordinance amendments.